On Sunday, October 29, Team India extended their dominance in the 2023 World Cup by winning their sixth consecutive match. In the 29th match of the tournament, they defeated England by 100 runs at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. With the victory, the Men in Blue recovered first place in the points table.
English captain Jos Buttler won the toss and chose to bowl first. On a difficult surface, India could only manage 229/9 in 50 overs. Rohit Sharma (87) batted with authority and led his team from the front.
Suryakumar Yadav (49) and KL Rahul (39) provided timely assistance. Meanwhile, for the English squad, David Willey (3/45), Adil Rashid (2/35) and Chris Woakes (2/33) shone with the ball.
In the second innings, Jasprit Bumrah (3/32), Mohammed Shami (4/22), and Kuldeep Yadav (2/24) dominated. England scored a mere 129 in 34.5 overs.
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Rohit Sharma Applauds Experienced Players for Their Performance in India vs England match
After the game on Sunday, Indian captain Rohit Sharma commented on the victory, saying:
“This was a game of a lot of character in the squad. When the times were tough, all our experienced players stood up at the right time and got the game for us. We knew the pitch had something in it. We just wanted to get to a total we could play with. I thought we were not great with the bat today.”
Rohit Sharma
He acknowledged India’s batting shortcomings on the day, saying:
“Losing three wickets in the first powerplay isn’t the ideal situation but when you are in a situation like that you are looking to create a long partnership. A couple of guys threw it away at the end including myself. But yeah we were a few runs short.”
“It’s not something you see everyday when you have a total like that. You know when you start your innings that somehow you’ve got to try and find a couple of wickets in the first few overs.”
Rohit Sharma
He finished by praising the bowling lineup, saying:
“When you have a bowling lineup like that it’s very important that the batters put the runs on the board, give them something to work with and rely on them to do the magic (grins).”
Rohit Sharma
India will play Sri Lanka in Mumbai on October 2.
